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Episode 57: Enchanting Your Tools and Talents
Are you an artisan, a craftsperson, a maker? It’s February. If you lived in the Old World, in northern Europe, especially in the land of the Norse, you’d be getting ready for a very special festival: “The Charming of the … Continue reading
Episode 51- Yemaya, the Yoruba Orisha “Mother of All” – Part 2 of Seashells and Ocean Goddesses
Science shows that all human life began in Africa. So it’s no surprise that on the west coast of Nigeria we find the orisha Yemaya, Goddess of the Seven Seas, known as the “Mother of All.” Yemaya is often shown … Continue reading
Posted in Ceremony Ideas, Cultural Traditions, Goddess, Goddesses, Life in General, Nature Based, Ritual Recipes Podcast, Rituals
Tagged blacklivesmatter, climatechange, cowrie, dayofhealing, globalwarming, Goddess, middlepassage, ocean, orisha, ritual, sedna, slavetrade, venuscombmurex, yemaya, yoruba
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Episode 49: The Language of Shells ~ A Beach Wedding Ritual
Mother Nature always leaves messages for us. Unfortunately, we don’t always know how to read them. What messages can you find in seashells? The answers are fascinating. The answers are important if you’re having a beach wedding! Couples … Continue reading
Episode 44: Owl Medicine for the Spirit
Imagine an owl. Did you feel a sense of apprehension or foreboding? No surprise. Owls have long been associated with death. Maybe you conjured a Halloween scene with an owl and a full moon. Or, did you picture Harry Potter’s … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Totems, Ceremony Ideas, Friendship, Funerals, Goddess, Life in General, Nature Based, Ritual Recipes Podcast, Rituals
Tagged animaltotem, birdsofprey, owl, owlmedicine, rituals, spiritanimal
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Episode 37: Croning – A Ritual for a Woman of a Certain Age
She’s a woman of “a certain age.” Our culture thinks those words are better than saying “she’s old.” Well, I am a woman of a certain age. I am certain of who I am, certain of what I want, … Continue reading
Posted in Ceremony Ideas, Cultural Traditions, Goddess, Life in General, Rituals
Tagged aging, babyboomer, crone, croning, iamcrone, oldage, ritual, seniorcitizen, womanofacertainage
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Keys: A Ritual for Weddings, First Looks, and Personal Talismans (Episode 31)
Couples getting married often use a key as a motif for their wedding. It makes sense. The mere presence of a key indicates something of value, a treasure worth protecting. That understanding is what inspired me to create a wedding … Continue reading
Episode 30 ~ Maiden, Mother, Crone (updated)
Every Maiden isn’t young. Every Mother doesn’t have a child. Every Crone isn’t old. what distinguishes them is not age, but energy. Beginning in 1996 and nearly every summer for the next 20 years, I spent a week with hundreds … Continue reading
Posted in Celtic, Cultural Traditions, Goddess, Nature Based, Ritual Recipes Podcast
Tagged crone, Goddess, maiden, mother, ritual
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Samhain – Enter the Dark with a Map, a Community Fire, and Animal Guides
The Wheel of the Year turns, plunging us deeper into the dark half of the year. It’s Halloween. Samhain. The ground is fertile for growing fears. Between the worlds of the living and the dead, the border blurs. Connecting with … Continue reading
Posted in Celtic, Cultural Traditions, Goddess, Life in General, Nature Based, Ritual Recipes Podcast, Seasonal
Tagged animal totems, Celtic, crone, halloween, maiden, mother, ritual, samhain, spirit guides
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Beltane, Fairies, the Hawthorn, and the Goddess Bloddeuwedd – Episode 18
Fairies, flowers, fertility, a Maypole, and a hawthorn tree. They all weave their way into the Celtic festival of Beltane and other seasonal festivals so common in the Old World. On episode 18 of the Ritual Recipes podcast, I talk … Continue reading
Posted in Goddess, Nature Based, Ritual Recipes Podcast, Seasonal, Trees
Tagged beltane, bloddeuwedd, Celtic, four elements, hawthorn tree, may queen, maypole, owl, spring ritual, welsh goddess
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Episode 17: Spring Equinox – Ready to Break the Bonds of Winter?
The Vernal Equinox arrived last week. The Sun has entered the sign of Aries. Spring is here. Depending on where you live, it might still feel like winter. That’s how it is was here, until today. Soon, with a fierce … Continue reading
Posted in Celtic, Goddess, Nature Based, Ritual Recipes Podcast, Seasonal
Tagged ostara, pagan, spring equinox, spring goddess, spring ritual, vernal equinox
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